Emissary of Sunrise
~$0.12 low · ~$0.44 high
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White. Creature — Human Cleric
Ixalan #10 · Illustrated by Deruchenko Alexander
Ixalan #10 · Illustrated by Deruchenko AlexanderWhat is Emissary of Sunrise worth?
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Oracle text
First strike
When this creature enters, it explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)
2/1
Format legality
All 2 printings of Emissary of Sunrise
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The List plst #XLN-10· 2021uncommon· Cardmarket €0.11 | uncommon | $0.15 | No foil printing | €0.11 | |
 Ixalan xln #10· 2017uncommon· Cardmarket €0.04 · €0.29 foil | uncommon | $0.12 | $0.44 | €0.04€0.29 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2017
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #27,989 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- First strike, Explore
- Artist
- Deruchenko Alexander
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Ixalan card (#10).
010 · XLN · U · EN
- 010Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- XLNSet code for Ixalan
- UUncommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (7)
January 19, 2018
If an ability instructs a creature to explore, its controller reveals the top card of their library. If it's a land card, they'll put it into their hand. Otherwise, they'll put a +1/+1 counter on that creature, then choose to either leave that card on top of their library or put it into their graveyard.
January 19, 2018
If a resolving spell or ability instructs a specific creature to explore but that creature has left the battlefield, the creature still explores. If you reveal a nonland card this way, you won't put a +1/+1 counter on anything, but you may put the revealed card into your graveyard. Effects that trigger "whenever a creature you control explores" trigger if appropriate.
January 19, 2018
If no card is revealed, most likely because that player's library is empty, the exploring creature receives a +1/+1 counter.
January 19, 2018
Some spells or abilities might cause a creature to explore multiple times in a row. If you reveal a nonland card when a creature explores and leave it on top of your library, then the creature explores again immediately afterwards, you'll reveal the same card again.
January 19, 2018
Once an ability that causes a creature to explore begins to resolve, no player may take any other actions until it's done. Notably, opponents can't try to remove the exploring creature after you reveal a nonland card but before it receives a counter.
January 19, 2018
If a resolving spell or ability instructs a specific creature to explore but that creature has left the battlefield, the creature still explores. If you reveal a nonland card this way, you won't put a +1/+1 counter on anything, but you may put the revealed card into your graveyard. Effects that trigger "whenever a creature explores" trigger as appropriate.
January 19, 2018
In some unusual cases, noncreature permanents may explore. For example, if the creature card returned by Defossilize is somehow not a creature once it's on the battlefield, it can still explore. You'll take all the same actions, and you may end up putting a +1/+1 counter on the permanent. (Note that some effects target a creature, and those effects would still require a legal target to have it explore.)
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